This article reads like it’s been proofread or written out from an outline or bullet points given to an AI. And ALMA’s own posts that it references are just meandering ramblings, they’re really a slog to get through.
I think I’ve always tended to immediately notice the signs of sloppy thinking in the writing style and it’s been such a reliable heuristic that AI writing kind of short circuits me. I tend to get down a couple of paragraphs before I pause and realize “Wait a minute, this isn’t SAYING anything!” Even when there is an underlying point the writing often feels like a very competent college student trying to streeeeeetch to hit a word count without wanting to actually flesh their idea out past the topic statement.
I think I’ve always tended to immediately notice the signs of sloppy thinking in the writing style and it’s been such a reliable heuristic that AI writing kind of short circuits me. I tend to get down a couple of paragraphs before I pause and realize “Wait a minute, this isn’t SAYING anything!” Even when there is an underlying point the writing often feels like a very competent college student trying to streeeeeetch to hit a word count without wanting to actually flesh their idea out past the topic statement.